James invites us to alter our viewpoint when it comes to facing trials. Consider or think carefully about, contemplate, give thought to, reflect on all of the trials in your life. Ultimately trials are a gift — so much so, that we are encouraged to consider them “pure joy”!
Read more..Yes! We are immeasurably blessed! God’s mercy is new every morning and you will know it when you meet with Him each new day. “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23
Read more..Soak in this portrait of your heavenly Father. He is more wonderful than our mind can comprehend. He is there, even if we feel that He has left.
Read more..Father, You are an ever present help in trouble. You have created us and know our tendency to fear, but You ask us to turn to You because You want to help us. Thank You for Your love, mercy, peace, and strength. Amen.
Read more..Hope in God comes from more than a belief that He exists. The Bible calls hope in God “an anchor for the soul”.
Read more..It’s the promise of a life beyond this broken one, a far better life than we have ever known that we must cling to in this uphill journey.
Read more..How to do it: Allow your thinking to be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit. Ask for the very concrete help He has promised in His Word.
Read more..If we walk with our Lord in the way He deems, then the undertows in our world will no longer be a snare.
Read more..Forgiveness is for us, not our offenders. It releases us to live in freedom and to learn from the hurts in our past. But it’s not for weaklings; it makes us stronger.
Read more..“O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You and wait in expectation. Psalm 5
Read more..Grief is more than losing a loved one. We grieve the loss of anything that was important to us, including a home, a career, or our health.
Read more..You are one-of-a-kind. There has never been and never will be another person on this planet exactly like you. You are unique, special and inimitable!
Read more..What causes a person to close the door on their relationship with the Lord? Lose faith? What makes some Christians - walk away?
Read more..Be blessed with the fruit of kindness that the Holy Spirit produces in you, your grateful response to unmerited kindness
Read more..One word. But oh the power of that word. It sets the captive free. Breathes
Read more..God set you free! There is no need for penance – it has already been paid in full! Your sin is covered, washed away by the blood of God’s own Son.
Read more..Redeemer God, you know the despair I feel at times. Help me to believe that you’ve already made a way for me, and that you are going before me, even if I cannot see what you are doing for me right now.
Read more..The fruit of the spirit is not an emotional response. It is God in you. Be blessed to keep in step with His Spirit and draw on who He is.
Read more..Father, help us to keep our heart focused on You and not be jealous for the things of this world. Lead us to testify about You and Your works. Amen
Read more..Too often we see ourselves only as ordinary junk. Perhaps we have not grown up with affirmation or, much worse, we have been abused and heard shouts that we are nothing but junk. We compare ourselves to those who possess more, who have attained more, who appear more beautiful or handsome. We s
Read more..“I want to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His suffering” Philippians 3:10 How are you doing today? Is everything going great or are you struggling with a broken relationship? Or perhaps you have an incurable disease - maybe something worse.
Read more..Temptations will lose their power when we keep ourselves in the love of Christ (Jude 21).
Read more..As you guard your heart, God sends His peace to guard your heart and your mind as well. What a partnership!
Read more..Lord, teach me to TRUST You, to EMBRACE all that you have for me, SURRENDER to Your perfect Way and FOLLOW where you lead. Amen.
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